Riddle #89

What never asks questions but is often answered?

It regulates our daily movements, but it feels no interest in our lives. It directs us when to come and go, but does not care if we pay attention. What is it?

I live in a house. Each Halloween I stand in a jack-o-lantern and get shorter as I grow old. What Am I?

I don’t speak, can’t hear or speak anything, but I will always tell the truth. What am I?

Mr. Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr. Smith have?

What has a head like a cat, feet like a cat, a tail like a cat, but isn't a cat?

What did the hat say to the scarf?

Never ahead, ever behind, yet flying swiftly past; for a child, I last forever; for an adult, I'm gone too fast. What am I?

I look taller when I am young. But as I get old, I become shorter and shorter. What Am I?

During the Summer Olympics, a fellow competed in the long jump and out-jumped everybody. He didn't just win the event, he actually broke the world record held for that event. Nobody broke his record for the remainder of the Olympics, and still today his name is in the record books. However, even though he holds the world record, he never received a medal in the long jump. How did he manage to do so well, but not receive a medal?

I have four legs but no tail. Usually I am heard only at night. What am I?